4.5-GRAM MONOFILAMENT SENSATION BENEATH BOTH FIRST METATARSAL HEADS INDICATES PROTECTIVE FOOT SENSATION IN DIABETIC PATIENTS

Abstract

Testing of diabetic patients for protective sensation may be simplified to testing under both first metatarsal heads with a 4.5-g monofilament. If a patient cannot sense the application of a 4.5-g monofilament under either first metatarsal head, he or she probably has lost protective sensation and should be considered to be at risk for undetected injury.